Barbi Benton Net Worth 2018, Biography/Wiki, Married/Wedding

Barbi Benton is a former Playboy model with a net worth of $20 million. Barbi Benton was produced in NY on January 28, 1950. She moved to Los Angeles in the age of 16 in search of modelling work. Benton set every adolescent boy’s heart racing when she became a cover girl for Playboy magazine. She appeared nude in double spreads in 1970, 1973 and 1975.

Barbi Benton Net Worth $20 Million Dollars

As an actress, she appeared in ABC’s comedy series, Sugar Time! The comedy show told the life of a wannabe female rock group in the 70s. Benton also enjoyed considerable success as a country and pop singer in the 70s. Her first single, “Brass Buckles” (1975), peaked at number 5 to the Billboard country singles chart. Her 1976 single, “Ain’t That Just the Way” was covered by R&B singer Lutricia McNeal in 1996. McNeal’s version of single was a gigantic hit in the UK and Sweden. Benton went to make and record eight records between 1975 and 1979. In 1979, Benton married a property developer named George Gradow and quit the show business to start a family. Together the couple has two children, Alexander (born 1986) and Ariana (born 1988).

Benton was married to Playboy founder Hugh Hefner from 1969-1976. She met Hefner in the late sixties when she was just 18 and he was 42. Her first TV appearance was on Hefner’s show, “Playboy, After Dark”. Lately Hefner openly acknowledged the best thing that came out his 60s TV show, was meeting Benton. Barbi received a large financial resolution when she and Hefner broke up. Now Benton works as an Interior decorator.

Quick Facts

Birth date:

January 28, 1950

Birth place:

New York City, New York, USA

Height:

5' 3" (1.6 m)

Profession:

Model

Education:

Rio Americano High School

Nationality:

American

Partner:

Hugh Hefner

Spouse:

George Gradow

Children:

Ariana Gradow, Alexander Benton Gradow

Awards:

TV Land Entertainer Award

Nominations:

Academy of Country Music Award for New Female Vocalist of the Year

Movies:

Deathstalker, Hospital Massacre, The Third Girl from the Left, The Great American Beauty Contest, How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?

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